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Ireland Sees Rising COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Despite Highest Vaccine Uptake

Ireland Sees Rising COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Despite Highest Vaccine Uptake
Dr. Alex Michel takes delivery of COVID-19 vaccines from an Irish Air Corps crew member, as military forces assist with remote island vaccinations in Inishbofin, Ireland on May 18, 2021. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
Andrew Davies
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For the second month running, Ireland has been ranked No. 1 in Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking of the world’s 53 largest economies. According to the report, the country is now reopening after vaccinating more than 90 percent of its adult population.

Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies
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Andrew Davies is a UK-based video producer and writer. His award-winning video on underage sex abuse helped Barnardos children’s charity change UK law, while his documentary “Batons, Bows and Bruises: A History of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,” ran for six years on the Sky Arts Channel.
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